Home › Words › E › epipleuronepipleuronepipleuron means the outer margin of an elytron of a beetle.EtymologyFrom epi- + pleuron.nounThe outer margin of an elytron of a beetleDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.elytron 67% match — A sheath or outer covering, especially around the spinal cord or over the hindwings of certain insects. vs epipleuron →elytroid 65% match — Resembling a beetle's elytron (wingcase). vs epipleuron →pseudoepipleuron 65% match — A false epipleuron vs epipleuron →propleuron 64% match — The lateral sclerite of the anterior division of the thorax of an insect vs epipleuron →elytrous 64% match — Relating to the elytron. vs epipleuron →elytral 64% match — Relating to the elytron. vs epipleuron →elytrae 63% match — Scales found on the back of annelids or beetles. vs epipleuron →metepimeron 62% match — The epimeron of an insect's metathorax vs epipleuron →